FLUTTERED - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

a disorderly outburst or tumult

Example: they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm)

Example: can result in heart block

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

the act of moving back and forth

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

the motion made by flapping up and down

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Verb

move back and forth very rapidly

Example: the candle flickered

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

beat rapidly

Example: His heart palpitated

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

move along rapidly and lightly

Example: skim or dart; The hummingbird flitted among the branches

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Verb

flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements

Example: The seagulls fluttered overhead

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Verb

wink briefly

Example: bat one's eyelids